JudyKay Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Is this something anyone discussed before? Many of my older slide shows sometimes (inconsistently) freeze when I hit the Esc key. The only way out is through the Task Manager. I haven't tested this much, but has anyone else encountered this?This only occurs on my Win 8 computers - both fairly high-end a desktop and a laptop. XP and Win 7 don't seem to be a problem--yes I still run an old XP machine. I don't currently have Vista (thankfully) on any machine handy, so I don't know about that. Old programs that had a "Run" window seem to escape this problem. I am not sure of PTE versions, but seems to be EXE's created about 2008 or before. If it is worthwhile I can fiddle more with it. I worry some that these files may someday not be view-able, and I have no way to recreate many of them. My bad for not backing everything up to Zip files. jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahu34 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 ... Many of my older slide shows sometimes (inconsistently) freeze when I hit the Esc key. The only way out is through the Task Manager. I haven't tested this much, but has anyone else encountered this?...I did not, but all I could fine was an example created with v.5.11 in 2008, and another one with v.5.6 in 2009. On my system (win8-64, i7, 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX660) they behave well. BTW: For each PTE project I always keep the images and several versions of the project file in a separate folder. So, once and again I create new versions of my exe-files.Regards,Xaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Judy,I can check up on Monday with Windows 8 at my office.Please can you upload for me 2 sample shows from those old ones which don't play on Win 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyKay Posted July 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Here is a link to a very small show which behaves this way. The results seem inconsistent to me. Here is what happens:1. Occasionally the show will freeze when ending--but usually it exits correctly.2. When hitting ESC to end the show early (after about 15 seconds), maybe 1X out of 5 it will freeze.One thing unique about the show uploaded is show is that it uses desktop fade in and out, although I have the same issue with some other shows which do not use fade-in fade-out. jkhttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2816790/Laoshi-Tiaowu.zipI am testing on this machine: Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504) Language: English (Regional Setting: English)System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Studio XPS 9100 BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel® Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.2GHz Memory: 12288MB RAMAvailable OS Memory: 12278MB RAM Page File: 4535MB used, 9470MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 32bit Unicode Card name: ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x68B8) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Type: Full Device Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68B8&SUBSYS_25431002&REV_00 Display Memory: 4095 MB Dedicated Memory: 1006 MB Shared Memory: 3089 MB Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Dell ST2420L(Analog) Monitor Model: DELL ST2420L Monitor Id: DELA066 Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz) Output Type: HD15Native virus protection MS security Essentials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xahu34 Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 The Esc button works for me, but the transition to the desktop sometimes freezes. Is it version 4.x?Regards,Xaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyKay Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 The Esc button works for me, but the transition to the desktop sometimes freezes. Is it version 4.x?Regards,XaverI don't remember what version and I am not sure how to determine that from the EXE file. The creation date stamp is Sep '05. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I don't remember what version and I am not sure how to determine that from the EXE file. The creation date stamp is Sep '05.I think it was Stu who told us how to determine an old exe version, do a menu construction using your current version. (just one show), try to add the old show & you get an error telling you which version the old show was built in & to update it :unsure:/> :unsure:/> :unsure:/> , I think :unsure:/>/> Yachtsman1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyKay Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 I think it was Stu who told us how to determine an old exe version, do a menu construction using your current version. (just one show), try to add the old show & you get an error telling you which version the old show was built in & to update it :unsure:/>/> :unsure:/>/> :unsure:/>/> , I think :unsure:/>/>/> Yachtsman1.Great idea and it almost works. This is what I get: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yachtsman1 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Great idea and it almost works. This is what I get:It did work last time I tried it, however, just tried to re-create the test & I didn't even get the error & the old show ran without the desk top flash-back??? I'm using PTE7.07, W7 with up-dates current. The only error I got was when I used an old show from someone else & the "Do you want to run" message appeared, clicked yes & the show opened without any problems, this was a 4-3 from 2011.???Yachtsman1. :blink:/> :blink:/> :blink:/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Judy,I apologize for this problem!Your slideshow Laoshi-Tiaowu.exe was created in version 4.43 Beta (this version is dated by March 2005).There was a problem in version 4.4x with sound and shows had a problem with exit in Windows Vista/7/8.Since version 4.49 this problem is solved (December 2007). Version 5.0+ also doesn't have this problem (June 2007).I published a convertor for old shows created in versions 4.40-4.48 to patch EXE files with slideshows in December 2007:http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/previous-versions/pte449patch.zipRegrettably in case of Laoshi-Tiaowu.exe it doesn't help, because I didn't include support of beta versions. If EXE file is created in 4.40-4.48 it should work. Please try it with other files.I manually recovered Laoshi-Tiaowu.exeIn v4.49:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27544810/temp/Laoshi-Tiaowu_449.exeIn 7.5.10 (without transition effect from desktop):https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27544810/temp/Laoshi-Tiaowu_7510.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyKay Posted July 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Judy,I apologize for this problem!Your slideshow Laoshi-Tiaowu.exe was created in version 4.43 Beta (this version is dated by March 2005).There was a problem in version 4.4x with sound and shows had a problem with exit in Windows Vista/7/8.Since version 4.49 this problem is solved (December 2007). Version 5.0+ also doesn't have this problem (June 2007).I published a convertor for old shows created in versions 4.40-4.48 to patch EXE files with slideshows in December 2007:http://www.wnsoft.com/files/picturestoexe/previous-versions/pte449patch.zipRegrettably in case of Laoshi-Tiaowu.exe it doesn't help, because I didn't include support of beta versions. If EXE file is created in 4.40-4.48 it should work. Please try it with other files.I manually recovered Laoshi-Tiaowu.exeIn v4.49:https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27544810/temp/Laoshi-Tiaowu_449.exeIn 7.5.10 (without transition effect from desktop):https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/27544810/temp/Laoshi-Tiaowu_7510.exeI was able to patch quite a few files. Thank you very much!jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm glad!Can I mark this topic as SOLVED? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyKay Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm glad!Can I mark this topic as SOLVED?Yes. Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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